The purpose of this chapter is to assist in the orderly government of
the Town of Cornwall, to assist in the orderly management of the business,
peace, health, safety and welfare of its inhabitants and the protection and
security of their property.

The sale of prepared food products for immediate consumption from a motor vehicle, trailer, platform, stand or tent on any highway or other place within the town other than within a fully enclosed building or a stand or outside sales and eating place maintained as an adjunct to a food vending business maintained in an adjoining fully enclosed building. The foregoing definition shall not include a food vending business operated by the owner of commercially zoned property on that property outside of a fully enclosed building in which there is not a food vending business; notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the owner must secure site plan approval for the food vending business from the Planning Board pursuant to the procedure set forth in Chapter 158, Zoning, of the Code of the Town of Cornwall.

Any person who in any public street or public place or by going from
house to house or place of business on foot or on or from any animal or vehicle,
either standing or moving in any street, sells, barters, offers for sale or
carries and exposes for sale or barters any goods, wares or merchandise, except
as hereinafter exempted.

Any person who goes from place to place or house to house or who
stands in any street or public place taking or offering to take orders for
goods, wares or merchandise or for services to be performed in the future
or for making, manufacturing or repairing any good, ware or merchandise whatsoever
for future delivery, except as hereinafter exempted.

This chapter shall not apply to sales within a residence
where the merchant also resides in such residence within the town and shall
not apply to door-to-door sales by local civic groups, churches, school-sponsored
programs, Girl or Boy Scout programs, Little League, Pop Warner League, Rotary
Club, Lions Club and like civic-minded groups, including but not limited to
persons soliciting contributions on behalf of organizations registered under
the provisions of New York State Executive Law § 172 or exempted
from registration under New York State Executive Law § 172-a.

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to persons
engaged in the sale of cosmetics or household goods within a residence, provided
that such sales occur solely and exclusively within a residence by permission
of the owner thereof. It is the intent of this section to exempt persons who
sell cosmetics and household goods in individual or group sales within residences
with the permission of the owner or occupant of the residence.

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any
person or persons engaged in the sale or solicitations of sales of any product
or service for which the person or persons hold a valid license from the State
of New York.

It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct or operate a transient
retail business, roadside farm market or food vending business or engage in
hawking, peddling or soliciting sales of any products to which this chapter
applies within the town without first obtaining a license from the Town Clerk.
All licenses shall be nontransferable. The licensee shall have such license
in his possession at all times and shall exhibit the same at any time upon
demand by any town police officer, the Town Clerk or any other officer of
the town designated by the Town Board and upon demand by any customer or prospective
customer.

Any person who presents a valid current license issued
by the Orange County Clerk pursuant to the provisions of the General Business
Law of the State of New York shall be exempt from paying the fees required
by the town for the issuance of a license under this chapter.

Upon receipt of the completed application and of the license fee, if
required, the Town Clerk shall issue a license to the applicant which shall
be nontransferable and shall be in the continuous possession of the licensee
while engaged in the business licensed. No license shall be valid for more
than one month from its date of issue; licenses can be renewed for five additional
months, one month at a time, upon the payment of fees as set by the Town Board.
In the event that the applicant has employees or agents working with or for
the applicant, a separate application must be filed for each employee or agent.
The license fee for each additional license shall be 25% of the license fee
set forth by the Town Board in the resolution fixing license fees.

In the event that the Town Clerk determines not to issue a license to
any applicant or in the event that any license issued is revoked by the Town
Clerk for failure to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter or
because the Town Clerk determines that the application for the license contains
a false statement, the aggrieved applicant or the aggrieved licensee, shall
have the right of appeal to the Town Board. Such appeal shall be taken by
filing a written statement with the Town Board setting forth fully the grounds
for appeal within 10 days after the notice of the action complained of has
been mailed to such aggrieved person's last known address. The Town Board
shall set a time and place for a hearing on such appeal, and notice of such
hearing shall be given, by certified mail, to such aggrieved person's
last known address. The hearing shall be held not more than 30 days after
receipt of the written statement by the Town Board.

Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction,
be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine of not more than $250 or by
imprisonment of a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Any other local law, ordinance or resolution inconsistent herewith is hereby repealed, including but not limited to former Chapter 111 of the Town of Cornwall, it being the intention and purpose of this chapter to replace existing Chapter 111 of the Town of Cornwall entitled "Peddling and Soliciting" with this chapter.